THREE CONVICTED AFTER BRIGHTON BEACH RAPE
These three men have been convicted of the horrific rape of a woman on Brighton beach last year.Abdullah Ahmadi, Ibrahim Alshafe and Karin Al-Danasurt subjected the vulnerable victim to a prolonged attack in the early hours of Saturday, 4 October.
At Hove Crown Court yesterday (23 April), all three were found guilty of rape and remanded in custody to be sentenced in July.
Detective Chief Superintendent Richard McDonagh said: “I do not underestimate the strength and courage it required to report this to the police and support the investigation as she dealt with the lasting impact of that morning’s incident.
Thanks to this woman’s resolve, we have been able to bring her attackers to justice.
“My thanks also extend to the investigative team for their diligent work and our partners for their support to the investigation and the victim.
“Women and girls should be able to feel safe in public and in private, at any time of the night or day.
“Brighton is a safe place, but incidents such as this serve as a sobering reminder of why we and our partners work so hard to prevent people from coming to harm, and tirelessly pursue perpetrators should the worst happen." —————————————————————————————————— Three men accused of raping a woman on Brighton beach last month will face trial in March.
Abdulla Ahmadi, 25, an Iranian national from Crewe, and Karin Al-Danasurt, 20, and Ibrahim Alshafe, 25, both Egyptian nationals from Horsham, were arrested last month and each charged with two counts of rape.
Sussex Police received a report that a woman had been raped on the lower esplanade in Brighton at about 5am on October 4.
A plea hearing was adjourned today after no Kurdish interpreter was available for Ahmadi.
A three-week trial is scheduled for March 2026.
The men will remain in custody ahead of a pre-trial hearing set for December.
According to the Home Office, the men arrived in the UK by irregular means and were awaiting decisions on their asylum claims.
Det Sup Andy Harbour said in October: "I understand how distressing this incident will be for the community and our dedicated partnership operations to protect women and girls will continue in earnest." He added that the victim was being supported by specialist officers.
